Adam Richie-halford
Director Of Innovation And Technology, ROAR
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolAdam Richie-halford is a technical leader with 11 years of experience who currently directs Innovation and Technology for ROAR at Stanford, building a research-grade, multi-tenant reading-assessment platform used by tens of thousands of students. He combines deep academic training (PhD in Physics) and postdoctoral data science work with hands-on engineering leadership, driving backend migrations, microservices scoring engines, and integrations of advanced psychometric models. His remit spans security and compliance—leading SOC 2, FERPA/COPPA, and accessibility efforts—while cultivating a mission-driven engineering culture and evaluating sustainable partnerships. Prior roles in national labs, the Air Force, and the Peace Corps reflect a rare mix of high-stakes systems engineering, large-program management, and on-the-ground program delivery that informs pragmatic, impact-focused product decisions.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics at University of WashingtonMaster of Science (MS), Physics, Master of Science (MS), Physics at California State University, Long BeachBachelor of Science (BS), Engineering Physics, Bachelor of Science (BS), Engineering Physics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
English, tamazight berber, moroccan arabic
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (133)
tractography10
python10
feature-extraction10
testing10
loops10
topological-data-analysis10
bids10
jspsych10
infrastructure10
deep-learning10
spatial10
medical-imaging10
medical10
statistical-learning10
signal-processing10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
yeatmanlab/jsCAT
Jul 2022 - Feb 2025
jsCAT: Computer adaptive testing in JavaScript
Contributions:38 reviews, 16 PRs, 38 pushes in 2 years 7 months
testingjavascriptadaptive
nipreps/dmriprep-viewer
Jan 2020 - Jul 2022
Interactive dmriprep report HTML, JS & CSS
Contributions:1 release, 135 commits, 76 PRs in 2 years 6 months
css-jsdmriprepcssreporthtml-css-js
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